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SHIPPING R50.00
ANTIQUE,STAFFORDSHIRE SPILL VASE 1890 -1900, FEATURING A YOUNG SCOTTISH COUPLE FLANKING A WOOD BURNING STOVE FASHIONED AS A SPILL VASE. SPILL VASES USUALLY HAD A PLACE SITTING ON THE MANTEL PIECE AND WERE USED TO STORE PAPER TAPERS OR VERY FINE SPLINTERS OF WOOD, READY TO LIGHT THE FIRE OR CANDLES. THIS FIGURE IS FROM THE VICTORIAN PERIOD WITH A YOUNG COUPLE DRESSED IN THEIR KILTS. THE GIRL IS WEARING A TARTAN SKIRT WITH A COBOLT BLUE BODICE AND A HAT, THE BOY IS WEARING A COBOLT BLUE " SMOCK " OFF SET WITH A BAND OF TARTAN FABRIC MATCHING THE GIRLS KILT. THERE IS MINOR WEAR TO AREAS OF THE GLAZING AND AGE RELATED CRAZING, THERE ARE NO CHIPS OR CRACKS, SIZE HEIGHT 16.5CM, WIDTH 11.5CM, DEPTH 4CM.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THE PICTURES ARE TWO AND A HALF TIMES LARGER THAN THE ITEM AND SHOW UP EVERY LITTLE BLEMISH, I DO THIS SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HAVE A CLEAR IDEA AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE PIECE.
SPILL VASE WITH TAPERS, READY TO LIGHT THE FIRE !!
BACK VIEW.
UNDER THE BASE. THERE IS ONE BROWN MAKERS MARK ON THE BASE.
LOOKING DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
THE AGE RELATED CRAZING IS VERY OBVIOUS IN THESE PICTURES AS THEY ARE ENLARGED TO TWO AND A HALF TIMES LARGER THAN LIFE.